No arrests in Brockton murder of Taunton teen

An 18-year-old Taunton man was fatally stabbed after an altercation inside a Summer Street apartment early Saturday morning, authorities and witnesses said. By Monday, authorities said there had been no arrests and still no autopsy.

As of early afternoon Monday, there have been no arrests in connection with the stabbing of an 18-year-old Taunton man, which occurred after an altercation inside a Summer Street apartment early Saturday morning, authorities said.

The bleeding victim, Jonathan Semedo of Taunton, was carried out of the apartment after the stabbing, down a flight of stairs and onto the sidewalk, witnesses said. Blood stains could be seen on steps of an exterior stairwell and on the sidewalk’s pavement on Sunday afternoon.

Semedo suffered multiple stab wounds to his front, side and back torso and his arms and hands, said Assistant District Attorney Bridget Norton Middleton. An autopsy, which was planned to determine the exact cause of death, was still not completed as of Monday around noon.

A second victim, an unidentified male, was treated and released from a local hospital for a minor laceration wound to his neck, said Middleton, who added Monday that she would not be releasing the name of the victim as of then.

Witnesses said they heard a gunshot from inside the third-floor apartment moments before Semedo was carried to the sidewalk. They said they saw several people rush out of the house and leave the scene moments after hearing the gunshot.

Investigators are looking into whether Semedo knew his attacker or attackers, Middleton said. No other information was released, and no arrests had been made by early afternoon Monday.

Officers responded to 517 Summer St. at approximately 3:50 a.m. after receiving a report of a person stabbed during a possible home invasion.

“At this point it’s early in the investigation but we don’t believe there’s a generalized threat to the public,” Middleton said.

Anyone with information is urged to call investigators at 508-941-0234.

The case is being investigated by state police detectives assigned to Plymouth County District Attorney Tim Cruz’s office and Brockton police.

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